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Tomatosphere™

Investigate the effects of outer space on seed germination with your class. Tomatosphere™ is a hands-on program that builds scientific inquiry and experimentation skills.

How can I tell which way is north at night?

Grade

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Jurisdiction

AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT, Outside Canada

Do you like to look at the stars? What can you identify in the night sky? Try finding some important constellations tonight!

Adult and children looking through telescope

The Optics of Telescopes

Learn about telescopes, how they work & why they're important to astronomers.

Bibi Mohungoo

Education Pathway

University

Job Title

Global Patient Safety Associate

Education Pathway

University

Mike Dixon

Education Pathway

University

Job Title

Professor and Director of CESRF

Education Pathway

University

Jamie Sevigny

Education Pathway

University

Job Title

Management Engineer

Education Pathway

University

Airborne & Space Telescopes

Hubble Space Telescope as seen during a servicing mission in 2009 (NASA)

Optical Telescopes

Learn about the history of telescopes and the function of refracting and reflecting optical telescopes.

Radio Astronomy

Learn about radio astronomy, a type of astronomy that studies objects in space using radio waves and radio telescopes.

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Tomatosphere™

How can I tell which way is north at night?

The Optics of Telescopes

Bibi Mohungoo

Mike Dixon

Jamie Sevigny

Airborne & Space Telescopes

Optical Telescopes

Radio Astronomy